The rustic home interior design is airy and bright with open shelves, beamed ceilings, tall doors, area rugs, and windows.

Now, think soft and homey. Think small print patterns; think roosters, fruit, floral, and geometric. Add Mediterranean colors: cornflower blue, sunflower yellow, red poppy, terra cotta and natural greens.

Decorating fabrics associated with rustic home decor are cottons, quilting, and fringes. Layer your fabrics with contrasting colors, textures and patterns.

Vintage lace is a big yes, as are accent pillows and painted furniture. Giving your home a traditional rustic feel.
 

Professional decorators have great fun inventing the color schemes for rooms and one of their favorite "tricks" is to take a lovely vase, picture, rug or perhaps a chair and "build up" the color scheme to that. Which means they take the color of the chosen object and let that count as the dominating color and shade of color. Everything else in the room is made to harmonize with it.

Color is the visual language of the emotions. Use its subtle but profound influence to create a unique atmosphere that compliments your home furnishings.

Different colors have different effects, so choose dominant colors in a room to set the mood, and accent with complimentary or related colors.

To make your guests feel cozy and comfortable, use warm earth tone colors, which are easy to mix and match.

Think of bringing together natural elements: autumn leaves, sandy beaches and seashells, and approaching thunderclouds at sunset.

The earth-tone palette includes brown, ivory, tan and gray.

Warm colors - reds and oranges - create a lively, stimulating atmosphere.

Red is the color of fire and passion. Color theory also suggests red stimulates digestion.

Orange tones offer a warm, welcoming note. These are strong colors, so whether you use them boldly or just for small touches, these hues will add dramatic richness to any décor.

Yellow evokes cheerfulness, the color equivalent of bringing sunshine indoors. Van Gogh called it "a color capable of charming God." Monet liked it so well he had his whole dining room painted in shades of yellow. Yellow, like red and orange, also tends to reflect light and cast a glow of color in the space in which it is used.

 
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